American Military History Podcast

Summary: Join amateur military historian podcaster Justin Johnson as he covers the military history of America in the American Military History Podcast. Covering America’s Military History from the Revolutionary War through current day conflicts. New episodes release every Thursday. Subscribe on iTunes to stay up to date.

Buckle up. We've got a wild episode today. It's a bit of a departure from the norm - but as soon as I heard about Veronica and her book Stories of Elders: What The Greatest Generation knows about Technology that You Don't... I was hooked. Being in the technology space - I had to talk to her.
We talk about everything from credit, to kids, It's a Wonderful Life, Saturn V's and more...
I had a blast doing this interview and I hope you all enjoy it

Seven Days of fighting in late June and early July would change the face of the Civil War - as Robert E Lee assumed command of the Confederates and launched an offensive against the Union forces surrounding Richmond

In the spring/summer of 1862 - Stonewall Jackson lead an audacious and stunning campaign that propelled him to military fame in the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia. In this episode, we'll cover that entire campaign!

Let's jump over from Mississippi to Virginia to talk a little bit about the Peninsula Captain of the Civil War. Taking place in Robert E Lee's native Virginia we'll start with the beginning of McClellan's journey up the York/James River Peninsula as he's tracking towards the Confederate capital of Richmond

With both sides still reeling from Shiloh - the Union army advances on the retreating Confederate army with hopes of capturing both it - and the railroad junctions at Cornith, but will Halleck's leadership of the Union army lead to disaster or defeat? Did Grant actually consider leaving the army? Learn that and more in this week's episode